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A press conference was held at Emerson Park after the state Department of Health notified Auburn Mayor Jimmy Giannettino and Owasco Supervisor Ed Wagner that it would not proceed with amendments to the watershed rules and regulations. The agency believes the changes "are not necessary to ensure potable water quality for the foreseeable future," according to a letter obtained by 人兽性交.聽

The letter, Giannettino says, "essentially sabotages the community-wide effort to enforce water quality standards within the lake's watershed."聽

Giannettino and Wagner, along with OWLA President Carol Sutkus, disagree with the state's decision. Giannettino noted that while local stakeholders led the effort, state agencies 鈥� including the Department of Health 鈥� were involved.聽

"Despite this willing participation by these agencies throughout this seven-year process, the New York State Department of Health has arbitrarily and without explanation terminated this process," Giannettino said. "As a result, the Department of Health has essentially abdicated their responsibility to safeguard your drinking water."聽

The state Department of Health did not explain its decision when contacted by 人兽性交. The department, citing pending litigation, declined to comment.聽

The city of Auburn, town of Owasco and OWLA filed a lawsuit in January alleging the state Department of Health did not follow Public Health Law procedures for updating the watershed rules and regulations. The department is also accused of violating the constitutional right to clean water and incorrectly saying it could not regulate nutrient pollution in the lake.

Disagreements arose after local leaders submitted proposed amendments to the watershed rules and regulations in 2020. The state Department of Health responded last year with its own proposal, but it excluded many of the changes sought by the localities.聽

Nutrient management regulations for farms were among the amendments proposed by the local group. The state did not include nutrient controls in its proposal, despite research that found phosphorus entering Owasco Lake is coming from nearby farmland.聽

"We followed the science," Wagner said. "The science proved them wrong and now they don't want to follow the process."聽

Local leaders eyed new regulations after toxins from harmful algal blooms entered the drinking water supply in 2016. What followed was a "cooperative series of meetings," according to Sutkus. The process involved city and town leaders, researchers and members of the agricultural community.聽

"They spent countless hours discussing the issues that affect where they live," Sutkus said. "The outcome was the amendments to the rules and regulations, and they are specifically designed to protect Owasco Lake and its watershed."聽

She continued, "For someone in Albany to totally disregard all that hard work from all those people is unconscionable. We followed their procedures that they laid out for many years and suddenly, it just ended without any explanation fo why."聽

After the letter from the state this week, it appears the only way the watershed rules will be updated is through the legal challenge. Giannettino and Wagner could not comment on how the department's recent action may affect the lawsuit, but both are frustrated that the matter has reached this point.聽

As the leaders fight to strengthen the watershed rules, they say the condition of Owasco Lake is worsening. The Cayuga County Health Department closed beaches at Camp Y-Owasco and the Owasco Yacht Club this week after harmful algal blooms were confirmed on the lake.聽

Giannettino outlined what the local group wants from the state, including the updated watershed rules and implementation of a total maximum daily load to limit pollution. He also urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to visit the area so they can explain "the urgency of the water quality crisis we face."聽

"It is time for the state of New York to stop playing games with the people of this community," Giannettino said.聽